Phoenix’s victory last weekend was at Minnesota. Today’s game is in Phoenix. And Minnesota played Tuesday in Los Angeles, meaning they’ll have back-to-back road games — a rarity in the WNBA, where teams usually aren’t scheduled on consecutive days.

One of the formulas used in handicapping men’s professional basketball is to wager against teams playing in back-to-back games. The same theory holds true in the WNBA.

Minnesota is again one of the league’s best teams, but star Maya Moore has struggled with her shooting as of late, and the Lynx are just 2-3 in their last five games.

Phoenix leads the WNBA in scoring at 84.1 points per game. If Phoenix wins today, it will move into a first place tie with Minnesota. I expect Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner to each have solid games, giving a maximum effort to prove they have the conference's best team.